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Miles Archer

(22,989 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:22 PM 2 hrs ago

Call me naive & old-fashioned, but a president issuing fatwas and announcing war plans on Social Media is somehow "off."

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Trump: “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Trump: “If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-21T23:46:23.536Z
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Call me naive & old-fashioned, but a president issuing fatwas and announcing war plans on Social Media is somehow "off." (Original Post) Miles Archer 2 hrs ago OP
More escalation JBTaurus83 2 hrs ago #1
More like a fat-whaaaa C_U_L8R 2 hrs ago #2
straits are currently open to Iran approved ships from nations not attacking it nt msongs 2 hrs ago #3
He is sending USAF planes into an ambush. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #4
I will say that also goes... S/V Loner 2 hrs ago #8
Exactly. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #14
25th anyone? UpInArms 2 hrs ago #5
Sad and sickening WmChris 2 hrs ago #6
I thought we won biggly already. chicoescuela 2 hrs ago #7
FAWK DONALD J TRUMP!!!!!! a kennedy 2 hrs ago #9
One editorial suggestion; an addition: KPN 2 hrs ago #11
Wow! I musta read your mind! KPN 2 hrs ago #13
Time to resurrect the old WWII poster: greatauntoftriplets 2 hrs ago #10
I thought he was busy playing golf? vapor2 2 hrs ago #12
Ah yes, the bombastic demands followed by a customer service complaint sign-off. tanyev 2 hrs ago #15

JBTaurus83

(1,309 posts)
1. More escalation
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:25 PM
2 hrs ago

That’s worked well so far. He’s taken every position possible on a war he himself started.

Irish_Dem

(81,080 posts)
4. He is sending USAF planes into an ambush.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:29 PM
2 hrs ago

You don't announce ahead of time the date and location of a combat operation.
All of this is obviously kept secret to protect planes and crews.

S/V Loner

(9,540 posts)
8. I will say that also goes...
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:35 PM
2 hrs ago

For the marines that he said he was sending to Kharg Island. Imagine Roosevelt telling the Germans that we we’re sending marines to assault the beaches in Normandy.

Irish_Dem

(81,080 posts)
14. Exactly.
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:48 PM
2 hrs ago

Yes I imagine, all branches of the service may be required in that combat operation.
Navy, Marines, Army, USAF for air support, etc.

Right Trump would have announced he was landing on Normandy beach, time, date, location.
Hitler would have moved all of his troops from Europe to be at the spot in time to stop
the Allies. We might have lost WWII. We certainly would have seen our troops slaughtered.

WmChris

(721 posts)
6. Sad and sickening
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:33 PM
2 hrs ago

The enablers he's surrounded himself with allow him to issue illegal orders on social media without holding him accountable. Then fall all over themselves to make unvetted actions happen that lead to catastrophic failures.

KPN

(17,348 posts)
11. One editorial suggestion; an addition:
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:41 PM
2 hrs ago

“Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

greatauntoftriplets

(178,938 posts)
10. Time to resurrect the old WWII poster:
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:39 PM
2 hrs ago

LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS.

Drumpf has the world's loosest lips.

vapor2

(4,435 posts)
12. I thought he was busy playing golf?
Sat Mar 21, 2026, 08:44 PM
2 hrs ago

So sick of his face, his tweets, his policies, his cabinet, enriching himself etc etc

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